You can get HPV infection from French kiss, oral sex, cautions Prof Parham
RENOWNED Gynecology Oncologist Professor Groesbeck Parham has warned that French kisses and oral sex puts one at risk of contracting the HPV virus as it can sometimes be on the tongue, throat or tonsils. Professor Parham has also cautioned women against douching, and further advises men to be comfortable with lubricated lady parts. Meanwhile, Professor…...
HH removes Judge Katanekwa from office
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has removed Lusaka High Court Judge Timothy Katanekwa from office, exactly a month after he suspended him. Judge Katanekwa is the fourth High Court judge to be removed from office by President Hichilema, the other three being Judge Wilfred Muma, Judge Sunday Nkonde and Judge Joshua Banda. On December 27, 2023, the…...
Zesco to unveil Micro-generator scheme
ZESCO Managing Director Victor Mapani says the utility company will soon unveil a micro-generator scheme aimed at enhancing Zambia’s renewable energy mix by supporting the development of small-scale power plants. In a statement, Friday, Mapani advised developers aiming to contribute to the country’s sustainable energy future to look forward to a structured pathway for securing…...
Masebo closes down 2 Kanyama markets
MINISTER of Health Sylvia Masebo has closed down two markets in Kanyama Township for three days due to poor sanitation. Masebo has also closed down places where kachasu was being brewed in the township. Meanwhile, Masebo says the country has recorded 390 new cholera cases and 17 deaths within the last 24 hours. Speaking during…...
ZRA needs improved tax compliance to achieve K125.3bn target collection – Nonde
ZAMBIA Revenue Authority Acting Commissioner General Joseph Nonde says there is need for citizens to improve their tax compliance for the Authority to achieve the K125 billion tax collection target this year. And Media Owners Association of Zambia president Costa Mwansa hopes members benefit from the newly announced import and duty waiver in the 2024…...
Lsk man gets 2 yrs for impersonating police spokesperson, promising jobs
THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has convicted and sentenced a 26-year-old man to two years imprisonment for impersonating Police Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga and obtaining money by false pretence. Melos Moonga, a businessman, was facing three counts of obtaining money by false pretence and identity related crimes. Particulars of the offence in count one were that Moonga,…...
Presidential assets declaration, rigging, PF-UPND election battles, and more: Nshindano delves deep
THE drafters, whether intentionally or not, did not explicitly mention the disclosure of assets by presidential aspirants after declaring during an election, highlights former Chief Electoral Officer of the Electoral Commission of Zambia, Patrick Nshindano. In a recent conversation, Nshindano sheds light on his decision to step away from his position, expressing genuine concerns about…...
Kawana shares his journey with kidney failure: “the condition has nothing on me”
I CANNOT believe Ministry of Information and Media Permanent Secretary Thabo Kawana has invited me to observe his dialysis session. I arrive at the University Teaching Hospital and I am led to the room where he is lying on a hospital bed, connected to a dialysis machine. I notice, however, that the tubes from the…...
Cabinet nods construction of multi-product pipeline
CABINET has approved the construction of the Zimbabwe-Zambia finished product pipeline and the Mozambique-Zambia multi-product petroleum products pipeline by the private sector. Cabinet has also approved the appointment of a five-member Mining Appeals Tribunal in line with the Mines and Minerals Development Act, No. 11 of 2015. Further, Cabinet has approved the issuance of the…...
News Diggers! Lite Edition 016 Sunday January 28, 2024
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